retrieve
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Japanese scientists successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
The real Bambino, meanwhile, didn’t require chauffeuring; he eventually returned home of his own accord, unaware of the lengths to which humans had gone to retrieve him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
A cancer survivor said he was screamed at by airport security staff and "made to feel like a criminal" after trying to retrieve his stoma supplies from his luggage.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
If you have time, retrieve original documents from the freezer before you evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He bends down to retrieve it, and when he straightens and offers it to her, she seems surprised to see that he is smiling at her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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I asked Arora how Deep Cogito’s approach differs from other techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation, which retrieves relevant proprietary data and business context and provides it to an AI model at inference time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Apple needs to “evolve Siri into an agent that understands intent, retrieves context, calls apps and completes workflows,” Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in a note last week.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
Researchers found that astrocytes in this area play a direct role in how the brain learns what to fear, retrieves those memories, and importantly, learns when those fears are no longer relevant.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
It is also a gesture of trust; the person holding the mic treats the responsibility as sacred and does not move until Cave retrieves the microphone a few bars later.
From Salon ● May 13, 2025
Mom retrieves a credit card from her wallet to pay for this one.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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"He did fight back and retrieved his card, with the perp scuttling away empty-handed," she wrote, warning people to be "super vigilant" out there.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Several posts, which were retrieved through Google image cache, appeared on his now-deleted Instagram account the day of this week’s attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Slipping out of bed, I retrieved my clothes from the steamer trunk.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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In these runs, the models were asked questions—many of which could be answered by retrieving data on government websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Some ship owners may be reluctant to let their vessels return to such a volatile region after finally retrieving them, experts say.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026
During the initial searches, the French government had been responsible for investigating the crash and Brazilian forces took charge of retrieving the bodies.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The danger arises when people believe that the model is retrieving truth rather than generating likelihoods.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Our mom was over by the refreshments table, retrieving her dishes, and Ray was standing nearby to make sure we didn’t insult Mr. Abbas.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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